Authorities said two men were arrested after a traffic stop led deputies to a large amount of marijuana in Pittsburgh.

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Allegheny County Sheriff William Mullen said deputies were on their way to a routine inmate transport when they noticed a car making multiple traffic violations on the Boulevard of Allies, including swerving in and out of lanes, not using turn signals and almost hitting other vehicles on several occasions.

The officers stopped the car, and deputies said they observed that the two occupants of the vehicle were disoriented.

Detectives said while the driver, Kevin Arenth, 19, of Plum, was searching for the vehicle information, officers noticed an empty knotted baggie and a tied baggie with several large, white pills in the cup holder of the car's middle console.

Deputies said Arenth and his passenger, Alexander Maiullo, 24, of Mt. Lebanon, were asked to get out of the car, but the two could barely stand up.

Deputies said officers searched the car, and they discovered Xanax pills, a large amount of marijuana and a sizable sum of U.S. bills.

Detectives said Arenth and Maiullo were arrested and taken to the Allegheny County Jail while they are waiting for charges to be filed.